Gatehouse, Osborn Residence, Mamaroneck, New York
- Title:
- Gatehouse, Osborn Residence, Mamaroneck, New York
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- McKim, Mead, and White (American architectural firm, 1879-1910)
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1885-ca. 1895 (photograph)
1885 (building)
- Location:
- Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 10046091
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00487
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 10046091.jpg
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- gatehouses
dormers
turrets (towers)
rustication
Osborn Residence, Mamaroneck, New York
photographs - Measurement:
- 15.24 x 20.0025 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "The Charles J. Osborn residence, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., was built in the style of Norman castles of the eleventh and twelvth centuries. The architects were McKim, Mead, and White. Completed in November of 1885, the house, grounds, and gatehouse cost over $400,000. The house measures 1 44x153 ft. The interior features elaborate woodwork. Although the reception room uses only modest painted pine, the dining room is made of Santo Domingo mahogany, and the parlor is finished in white mahogany. Oak was used for the two-story great hall, which is over 25 feet high. A leading architectu ral critic of the time called the castle 'one of the finest homes in America.' Osborn was the private broker of tycoon Jay Gould (the owner of Lyndhurst castle), and his C.J. Osborn & Co. survived the panic of 1873. He retired in 1883, but died at the age of 49 in November of 1885, having lived in the winter wing of the newly completed castle for only three days before he died. The castle is owned today by the Mamaroneck Beach, Cabana, and Yacht Club. A fire in 1971 destroyed some of the original building." Source:
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.